HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 84- 1167 Amends §§ 15.08.010, 15.08.50 and 15.08.110, electrical code
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ORDINANCE NO. 1167
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN,
M 0 N TAN A, AM END I N G S E C T ION S 1 5 . 08 . 01 0, 1 5 . 08 . 050 AND 1 5 . 08 . 11 0 0 F
THE BOZEMAN MUNICIPAL CODE, PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF
THE 1984 EDITION OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, REVISION OF
THE FEE SCHEDULE AND WIRING SPECIFICATIONS FOR CERTAIN
BUILDING CLASSIFICATIONS IN THE CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA. I
PREAMBLE
The purpose of this amendment is to adopt the newest edition of the
National Electrical Code, adopt a revised fee schedule for commercial work
and clarify the language in Section 15.08.110 of the Bozeman Municipal
Code.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN:
That Sections 15.08.010, 15.08.050 and 15.08.11 0 of the Bozeman Municipal Code be and
the same are hereby amended to read as follows:
15.08.010 Document Adopted by Reference.
A certain document, three copies of which are on file in the office of the Building
Inspector of the City of Bozeman, being marked and designated as "National Electrical Code,
1984 Edition, published by the National Fire Protective Association," is adopted as the
electrical code of the City, for the regulation of electrical installation, repair and maintenance
in the City, being referred to and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this chapter.
15.08.050 Permit--Fee Schedule--Period of Validity. I
A. At the time the application for a permit is made, the applicant shall pay to the electrical
inspector the following fees:
Type of Installation Permit Fee
1. Single-family dwellings (includes garage
wired at the same time as the house):
100 to 200 amp services $ 43.00
201 to 300 amp services 66.00
301 or more amp services 83.00
2. Private property accessory bui Idings
(garages, barns, sheds, etc.):
Up to a 200 amp panel $ 20.00
201 to 300 amp panel 50.00
301 or more amp panel 66.00
3. Residential temporary construction
service; no separate fee; it is included
in the above fees for the service of
panel which must be paid prior to the
wiring of a building or setting of a
construction pole.
4. I nterior rewire only, or new addition I
to a home $ 23.00
5. Change of service $ 14.00
6. Mobi Ie home installation:
in a court or park $ 14.00
other than a court or park 20.00
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Type of Installation Permit Fee
7. Modular homes:
no basement or garage $ 20.00
with a basement and/or garage 33.00
8. MUlti-family dwelling (duplex through
I twelve units) $ 25.00 per
dwelling unit
Note: For buildings containing more
than twelve units, use the commercial
schedu Ie that follows.
9. Mobile home courts and/or recreational
vehicle parks (new, rewire, or addition):
fi rst th ree spaces $ 7.00 per
space
additional spaces over three spaces 2.50 per
space
10. New service (livestock well, irrigation
well, etc.) $ 20.00
11. I rrigation pumps or machines, per unit
(one pump and/or one pivot) $ 16.50
12. Hot tubs and spas $ 10.00
13. All other installations--Commercial,
industrial, institutional, or for public
use. (Fees listed in this section shall
apply to any and all electrical installa-
tions not mentioned elsewhere in this
schedule. The wiring cost shall be the
cost to the owner of all labor charges
and all wiring materials and equipment
installed as part of the wiring system.
The value of factory-installed wiring,
I switches and controls, or equipment,
shall be included in wiring costs. Value
of motors and appliances need not !Je
included. )
$1 to $1,000 $ 20.00
$1,000 to $10,000--$20 for the first
$1,000 plus $8.50 for each additional
$1 ,000 or fraction thereof to and
including $10,000
$ 10,000 $ 96.50
$10,000 to $50,000--$96.50 for the first
$10,000 plus $3.50 per thousand for each
additional $1,000 or fraction thereof to
and including $50,000
$ 50,000 $236.50
$50,000 and up--$236. 50 for the first
$50,000 plus $1.50 per thousand for each
additional thousand or fraction thereof
$100,000 $311.50
$200,000 $461.50
$300,000 $611.50
14. Temporary construction service (for
I commercial, industrial, institutional,
or public-use jobs only) $ 20.00
Note: This additional $20 fee is
required in addition to the above job
cost inspection fees on Iy if a temporary
service will be used, and is to be paid
at the same time as the regular job cost
permit fee before construction begins.
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B. Electrical permits on which the fees are under one hundred dollars are valid for a
period of one year from the date of issuance.
15.08.110 Wiring--Specifications for Certain Building Classifications.
All buildings coming under the following classifications must be wired in approved
conduit and be so installed throughout and in accordance with the requirements of conduit I
construction designated in the latest issue of the National Electrical Code:
A. All public, commercial and industrial buildings.
B. All apartment buildings.
C. All alterations or additions to any building coming under the above classification, and
when the cost of the alteration or addition exceeds fifty percent of
the cost of rewiring the entire building, the entire building shall be wired so as to meet
the minimum requirements of this code. The inspector may allow alterations or smaller
additions to be made with metal molding to the electrical installation in buildings coming
under the above classification that have been wired previous to the passage of this code,
contrary to the above requirements, but if he deems it necessary, the entire building
must conform with the present requirements.
PROVISIONALL Y PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the City Commission of the City
of Bozeman, Montana, this 20th day of August , 1984.
MAYOR I
ATTEST:
CLERK OF THE CITY COMMISSION
FI NALLY PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the City Commission of the City of
Bozeman, Montana, this 24th day of September , 1984, and effective thirty (30) days
after said date.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CLERK OF THE CITY COMMISSION
State of Montana ) -
Count)/ of Gallatin : ss
City of Bozeman )
I, Robin L. Sullivan, Clerk of the Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana, do I
hereby certify that the fgregoing Ordinance No. 1167 was published by title and number in
the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, a 'newspaper of general circulation printed and published in said
City, in the issue dated the 28th .day of September 1984, and due proof of such publication is
on file-in my office.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and affix the corporate seal of my office
this 8th day of October 1~84.
Clerk of the City Commission
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